Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-06-11
INTER-OCEAN
THE TWO PARTIES.
John Sherman Shows Up the
Deeds of Both,

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Deeds Of Both.
Senator Sherman sounded the key
notes of the next national campaign at
Springfield, ILL.,, OH June l. From his
speech we Gull a few pointed extracts:
1t wa the Republican party that
guided the ship of state through the
perils and storms of civil war. 1t mar
shaled armies, built navies, lmprovised
n currency which to this day is the
best eyer devised in peace or a 1t
and yet laid the foundation ola public
credit higher in the markets of the
world than that of any other nation in
our own or in ancient times. 1t also es-
tablished a public policy of taxation,
which has improved since the war, has
filled our treasury to overlooking with
revenue, and yet has so encouraged,
developed, fostered and protected our
industries that we can dig from our own
mines, make in our own workshops and
raise on our own farms all the raw pro-
ducts of nature, and every article of ne
cesity, convenience or luxury. essential
to the highest civilization. [Applause]
What did the Democratic party do dur
ing these tryingtimes? 1t gathered in its
fold knights of the Golden Circle, the
mob rioters of New York and the bounty
jumpers and sharks. 1t held treason
able correspondence with rebel emissar-
les on our Canadian border and con-
veyed Intelligence to the enemy in most
critical periods of the war. AS to the
Southern wing of the Democratic party,
they at last had during the war the cour-
measures were then, from time to time,
adopted by congress, among which were
the gradual repeal of internal taxes, the
reduction of the national debt, q sys-
tenn of liberal pensions to Union SOL
diers, a revision of the tariff laws care
fully framed to continue the protection
and encouragement of American indus
try. The Pacific railway was built.
The English government was compelled
to make restitution for the work Of her
cruisers. The interest of the debt was
enormously reduced by the process of
refunding, and, finally, by the resump-
ton of specie payments, Il currency
was placed on the coin basis. This
series of measures, solely the work
of the Republican party, rapidly made
good the waste o fwar and put tho country
upon INC fOdu VI utleNaLlPlcu progress
and prosperity.
In what spirit was this the Democracy?
What language car express h cruel
and barbarous atrocity Of the controlling
elements of the South in their treatment
of Republicans, both white and black,
and especially Of the freedmen who has
been invested by constitutional amend
ments with liberty and political right.
What has been the course of the Demo-
cratic party of the North while these
events have been going on? At first
no honest man can doubt, unless
willfully ignorant. No Democrat with
a spark Of manhood who hates these
methods can shield himself behind
doubt or disbelief.
Since 1875 the Republican party did
mo- possess the power to pass any law
for the protection of life OF property IN
the South, and the Democratic party
would not. 1t can be truly said that
violence OF wrong in the South, was
committed by Democrats, and the Demo-
cratic party uniformly refused to ex-
anime, prevent or punish in any case any
of these crimes. [Applause]
In this way, n by crimes so afro
cious, the second rebellion of the Demo.
cratic is a success. Republication has
OC0A SthL1lp0u OuU Ill Uu0 SOUGus XIllS
condition of affairs is now hopefully
changing.
The president has been free from fault
in this respect. The base OF his mind is
shown in q recent letter to the committee
who invited him to attend the unwilling
of the monument erected to the memory
or John G. Calhoun. He says he believes
lit would be well if all he (Calhoun)
thought and all he believed and taught,
0n1 oil hso ncrs~os0.,e - 1okk1,,
known and better understood" What
would Andrew Jackson have said to
such a settlement as this if uttered in
his presence in the name of the Demo-
cratic party?
Nor can 1t b Q said of the president that
he has shown gratitude to the Union
army or satisfaction for the success of
the Union cause or sympathy for the men
who exposed their lives for tho pres
merablo vetoes OF private pension bills,
his indifference to tho sufferings of in
valid and INDECENT Union soldiers seat
tered through the country, do no int.
cate that feeling of gratitude which I be
lieve is universal among all the loyal
people of the United States.
And now, fellow-citizens, the imme-
diate result of Democratic or confederate
ascendancy is to be a struggle to break
uO"AA OuA Aiu uStI d SySlCu1s luoS llOW
propose to reduce the duties on articles
that We a and do now produce, and
thus bring our skilled artisans into COM
petition with foreign labor that will in
evitably reduce the price of domestic
labor.
The Republican party, embracing in
the great body of the producers of the
country. uniformly, both by, state
inst 1noOSnrn fhof hoe Ioo,, ~r1nooa1 ~
improve their condition, to promote en-
ployment, to regulate the hours of labor
to secure good money, and stands ready
to adopt every just measure to open
their way to comfort, wealth and to all
advanced position and private life. The
confederate idea is that congress has no
power to do any of these things. 1t is
unconstitutional.
And so with the education ofthe masses
OF the people. Wherever the Repub-
licans are in power free schools, as u mat
ter OF course, are open to all the children,
free from cost, and the same opportuni-
ties for education are open to the child
rem of the poor and rich alike, without
money and without price.
They wanted to turned the rascals out.
What rascals have they found in? What
wrong or population have they found IN
the books. I can with confidence and
pride say to you that no administration
Of this or any government has been more
free from corruption, fraud or peculation
than the Republican administrations
from Lincoln to Arthur, both intiAded.
The Republican party has justified itself
in war and in peace. 1t is the only
party In the country that can give you a
nation, patriotic. Thirty loving, fraud
hating and business administration. 1t
enters into the list this year and next
year proud of its record, with no apollo
gies TO make, no crimes to repent Of, no